About Gaurcharan Village

Gaurcharan is a large village in Matigara tehsil, in the district of Darjiling, West Bengal. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,124, made up of 2,091 males and 2,033 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 972 females per 1000 males. The village covers 234.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 734012, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaurcharan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaurcharan village
Description	Value
State	West Bengal
District	Darjiling
Tehsil	Matigara
Pincode	734012
Area (hectares)	234.31 hectares
Population	4,124
Male Population	2,091
Female Population	2,033
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	972
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gaurcharan compares

By the 2011 count Gaurcharan is the 12th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,298 residents. Its 234.31 hectares work out to about 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Gaurcharan

Gaurcharan is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gaurcharan as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Duramarir Chhat, Foutsingher Chhat, Fulbari Chhat and Fulbari Pataner Chhat. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Gaurcharan

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaurcharan village had a population of 4,124. That makes it the 12th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,298 residents.

Gaurcharan village has 2,091 males and 2,033 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaurcharan has about 972 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Gaurcharan is 734012. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaurcharan covers 234.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 18 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Gaurcharan falls under Matigara tehsil of Darjiling district in West Bengal.

The census record for Gaurcharan notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gaurcharan.

Gaurcharan is in Matigara tehsil of Darjiling district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.